How Solar Advantage™ Works

Automatic rate switching, every billing period. No apps to check and no buttons to push. Just a plan that quietly pays you the right rate based on what your solar actually did that month.

How it works, step by step

Five simple things happen behind the scenes every billing period. Here’s the whole flow.

  1. Step 01

    Your meter tracks everything

    Your bi-directional meter records the electricity that you import from the grid and the electricity your solar system exports each month, for that billing period.

  2. Step 02

    We receive your meter data

    Your distributor provides us with your cumulative import and export meter readings. Once the billing period ends and we have received these meter reads, we have everything needed to accurately calculate your bill.

  3. Step 03

    We compare your imports and exports

    At the end of the billing period, we compare your total imported electricity with your total exported electricity. Whether you're a net importer or net exporter determines which rate applies for that billing period.

  4. Step 04

    The appropriate rate is applied

    If you exported more electricity than you imported, you're a net exporter and the High Rate applies to both your imports and exports. If you imported more than you exported, you're a net importer and the Low Rate applies to both. Your bill is calculated using only the net difference between your imports and exports.

  5. Step 05

    Continuous Optimization. Zero Effort.

    Once you're enrolled, there's nothing else you need to do. Every billing period, your Solar Advantage™ Plan automatically adapts to your solar production and electricity usage, ensuring your billing is continuously optimized based on your actual meter data, so you can simply enjoy the benefits of your solar investment.

Always applying the best rate, automatically

Whether the sun is shining or we’re deep into winter, you always get the best rate possible. In summer we maximize your export credit. In winter we minimize your costs.

July

Net Exporter

You sent more energy to the grid than you drew from it.

Exported to grid
900 kWh
Imported from grid
400 kWh
Net Export
500 kWh
Rate applied
35¢/kWh (HIGH)

You’re paid

$175.00

December

Net Importer

You drew more energy from the grid than you sent to it.

Exported to grid
150 kWh
Imported from grid
650 kWh
Net Import
500 kWh
Rate applied
5.45¢/kWh (LOW)

Your energy charge

$27.25

Illustrative example. Your actual usage, exports, delivery charges, and taxes depend on your home, panels, and distributor.

Still have questions?

Our FAQ covers the details we didn’t get to here. Billing periods, meter reads, edge cases, and everything in between.

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